Look at the edging of the very beautiful altar cloth in the photos.  It was crocheted by Patrick Hudson and then the edging sewn onto brocade fabric (sourced from America)  by a member of Patrick and Penny’s Passionist Family Group. When Father Brian Traynor was in Auckland for Formation Day on 8thJune, he stayed in […]

Over 50 people attended the formation morning held in Hastings.  The number of Hastings people who did not belong to a family group, but came along because Brian was taking the morning, was a direct result of his gift of preaching. Many had heard a homily given by Brian the weekend following the Christchurch shootings and […]

AUCKLAND FORMATION DAY – SATURDAY 8THJUNE 2019 About 35 of us from across 5 Auckland parishes (as well as 3 Auckland Companions and Paul and Linda Darbyshire) gathered at St Ignatius Parish, St Heliers to once again be inspired by Father Brian Traynor CP as he presented ‘From Strangers to Friends’.    This topic covered ‘Belonging, […]

Another inspiring and worthwhile afternoon was enjoyed by around 50 people on Saturday 11 May.  People from eight parishes in our diocese, plus our national coordinators from Wellington, joined together at Our Lady of Victories to explore the themes of ‘belonging’ and ‘teams’.   Fr Brian Traynor CP from Australia had intended leading the event […]

The whole of our Passionist Community and many friends were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Fr John Pearce CP on Sunday May 5th.  In the past couple of years, Fr John has been a member of the Passionist Community in Blenheim, New Zealand, where he was very content and happy. Previously, his […]

Our thoughts & prayers are with you at this very sad time all people of N.Z ..Stay strong..Madge & Bill Fitzgerald..St.Anthony,s ln the Field, Terry hills ,Sydney Australia.

Dear Linda and Paul, Mary-Ellen and John Please know of our thoughts and prayers for those killed and their families in Christchurch.  Please let our Passionist family there know they are all in our prayers here in Australia. What a terrible, terrible day. Tom McDonough CP Dear Murray and Aileen, and all our Kiwi family, […]

Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Family Group leaders put on a BBQ (sausage sizzle) for the Parish after our 2nd morning Mass to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Passionist Family Group Movement in Aotearoa. Libby and Penny did promotional talks at all four Masses the first weekend of November and followed it […]

Today we celebrate with the members of the Passionist Family Movement 30 years of ministry and presence in the Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand. We give thanks for the members and their work in our parishes, homes and families. We have benefitted from the movements values and its aim to create a communal, shared and […]

Once a year for the past 24 years the Passionist Family Groups at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Palmerston North have hosted a pancake breakfast after the Sunday morning Mass. In the early years we had to bring samples out on plates after Mass to entice Parishioners to take the time to sit, enjoy […]